girl's name

Tesla

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 2,790

Tesla is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2016, when 180 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1985.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Tesla over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

1,204
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Tesla by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 60
1990s 943
2000s 362
2010s 1,204
2020s (to 2023) 118

How popular is Tesla?

In 2023, Tesla was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Tesla is used

Canada #2,419 8 in 2018
United States #8,106 13 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tesla

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Tesla also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tesla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tesla

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tesla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tesla

How popular is the name Tesla?

In 2023, Tesla was given to 13 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Tesla a girl's or a boy's name?

Tesla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Tesla?

Tesla has 2 syllables.

When was Tesla most popular?

Tesla peaked in 2016, when 180 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.